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Washington StateLatest Stories

Looking up the facade of a skyscraper
Welcome to Washington

Facades+ wraps up its 2022 schedule in Seattle on December 2

rendering of a welcome gateway at marsha p. johnson park
Wax On, Wax Off

Daily digest: Giant slide reopens at Detroit’s Belle Isle after bruising debut, gateway design at Marsha P. Johnson Park revealed, and more

view from above a beachfront park on the puget sound with a pavilion and other facilities
Sea Change

A beloved Puget Sound beach emerges from a $6.3 million redesign that brings resiliency to the forefront

Birdseye view of an office building near a lake
On a Clear Day

Cascading glass wraps mass timber office building in Kirkland by LMN Architects

the False Bay Writer’s Cabin, designed by olson kundig with shutters
Open and Shut Case

A kinetic cabin by Olson Kundig adapts to climate diversity in the Pacific Northwest

A long white building restored by Signal Architecture + Research
Spilling the Works

Converting an old military shed for cultural use, Signal Architecture + Research recovered a century’s worth of history

a meadow and a building covered in greenery on the weyerhaeuser campus
A Chorus of Concern

The Cultural Landscape Foundation launches campaign to halt “inappropriate” development at historic Weyerhaeuser campus

exterior of a ferry terminal
The Ribbon Has Been Virtually Cut

LMN Architects shares images of completed Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal in Washington

The cantilevering plant sciences building in Washington, with a massive cantilever
Sprouting High

LMN Architects’ cantilevering Plant Sciences Building opens at Washington State University

Photo of a dark five story building with a rectilinear massing
In Brief

Katerra and Michael Green Architecture complete the Catalyst Building in Spokane, Washington

Photo of a Facebook campus sign
In Brief

REI sells its new NBBJ-designed Bellevue campus to Facebook

construction photo of Mukilteo Ferry Terminal
A Terminal for the 21st Century

With input from local tribes, LMN’s Washington ferry terminal is optimized for minimal environmental impact

A pentagonal cabin and sauna set along a mountain, the new Society Hotel Bingen
Picture Perfect

Waechter Architecture’s Society Hotel Bingen frames the Pacific Northwest

University District Gateway Bridge, by LMN Architects in Spokane, Washington
Building Bridges

LMN is bridging the gaps between Washington communities

San Francisco skyline
It’s a Mixed Bag

West Coast sees big wins (and losses) in architecture and urbanism ballot initiatives

Photo of a forest
No More Dirty Fuels

Spokane, Washington, aims to be free of fossil fuels by 2030

(Courtesy LEVER Architecture)
Wood Future

Washington State is embracing mass timber construction

18-Hour City

Kirkland Urban development outside Seattle breaks ground

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